glimpsing
Catching quick sight
Glimpsing is catching a brief or partial view of something.
You might glimpse a deer through the trees or glimpse someone's true feelings in an unguarded moment.
The word suggests incompleteness—seeing just enough to register, but not enough to examine fully: I kept glimpsing her across the crowded room.
Brief, casual look
- flashBrief burst of light
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
quick look · peek · scan · skim · cursory · peripheral · eyeshot · impression
Covert information gatherer
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- sneakMove with stealth
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
peephole · pry · voyeur · clandestine · covert · eavesdrop · watchful · lookout
Sudden profound insight
- realizationGrasping what's true
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
intuition · discernment · clarity · aha moment · apprehension · grasp · inkling · premonition
Amazement or curiosity
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- discoveryAct of finding something
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
interest · inquisitiveness · exploration · speculation · puzzlement · novelty · eagerness · tantalizing
glance
Brief, casual look
sighting · quick look · peek · scan · skim · cursory · peripheral · eyeshot · impression · sudden
spy
Covert information gatherer
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- sneakMove with stealth
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
stealthy · peephole · pry · voyeur · clandestine · covert · eavesdrop · watchful · lookout · reconnaissance
epiphany
Sudden profound insight
- realizationGrasping what's true
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
perception · intuition · discernment · clarity · aha moment · apprehension · grasp · inkling · premonition · foreshadowing
wonder
Amazement or curiosity
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- discoveryAct of finding something
surprise · interest · inquisitiveness · exploration · speculation · puzzlement · novelty · eagerness · tantalizing · alluring
glimpsingstaring
Gazing without break
gazing · watching · ogling · contemplating · gawking
glimpsingscrutinizing
Examining something very closely
studying · examining · inspecting · surveying · poring over
glimpsingsurveying
Measuring and charting terrain
taking in · absorbing · witnessing · overlooking · beholding